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Sudan Gurung, the hero of Nepal’s Gen-G movement, will contest the elections, is forming a party

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Desk Report: Sudan Gurung, one of the leaders of Nepal’s recent Gen-G movement, has announced that he will contest the country’s general elections in March. He has also announced the formation of his own party. The movement he led to oust the Nepalese government earlier this month. “Our movement will continue to form a people’s government,” Sudan said. In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera‘s Sandra Guthman, 36-year-old Sudan Gurung said that his party is not a historical political party, but is gathering supporters from across the country “for change.”…

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Behind the scenes of the Ladakh movement is the Phunsukh Wangru from ‘Three Idiots’!

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Desk Report: Four people were killed and over 70 injured in clashes between protesters and police in Ladakh‘s Leh town on Wednesday (September 25). The protests, which initially began in solidarity with an ongoing hunger strike, turned violent when protesters attempted to attack and set fire to the local BJP office and the Leh Hill Council secretariat. Several vehicles were also set on fire in addition to the BJP office. Protesters burned furniture and documents in the office. Additional forces later reached the spot and were able to bring the…

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Nepal’s tourism sector in turmoil, losses of Rs 2,500 crore in 2 days

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Desk Report: Nepal’s tourism sector has been hit hard by two days of protests by the Jan-Jid movement. The September 8-9 protests resulted in an estimated loss of Rs 25 billion or Rs 2,500 crore due to hotel vandalism, travel disruptions and widespread cancellations. This information was revealed in a report by Nepal’s English daily The Himalayan Times. Entrepreneurs and policymakers are worried about the situation just before the start of the peak tourism season, but they are also expressing hope for a turnaround. The initial report by the Hotel…

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